Table game



L. C. GROSS TABLE GAME Oct 17, 1933.

Filed March 10, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor .Z; C. Grass ,4ltorney Oct. 17, 1933. Q GRQSS 1,930,973

' TABLE GAME Filed March 10, 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Inventor s By flllomcy I Patented Oct. 1933' I I 'LouisChar-les Grosaomcaganl; mammalian 10, 1932. SerialiNo. 595,979 1 Claim. (oi; 27%125f This invention relates to the broad class of games and amusement devices and has more specific reference to a table game of the type utilizing one or more projectible balls co-oper- 5i able with suitably numbered pockets into and through which the projected ball rolls for conveniently computing the individual scores of com-.

petitive participants.

The present invention is similarin respect to game tables of the aforesaid type so far as the general principle of play is concerned, but structurally distinguished from known marketed and. prior art devices, whereby to provide an appreciable and novel contribution to the art and 151 the trade.

One structural improvement is the composite or laminated tabletop whose bottom is constructed to include an upper ply'of wall board or equivalent shock and noise absorbingmaterial. Another feature of the invention is dependent on the use of wooden projectiles or balls especially selected for co-operation with the noise absorbing table top said ball having the additional function of providing the requisite degree of resilient 5;properties producing indeterminable bouncing i more readily apparent from the following descrip-' tion and drawings. I

In the drawings: a Figure 1 is a top plan view. t Figure 2 is a longitudinal section, takenon the 40. line 2-2 of Figure 1. g

Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on the plane of the line 33 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an end elevational view of the play ingv end of the table. 45. Figure 5 is an enlarged detail view on the line 55 of Figure 6.

Figure 6 is a bottom plan view of Figure 1.

ping and return tray. Figures 8 and 9 aredetail views of the que and ball respectively.

Figure 10 is a perspective detail view of one of wardly inclined position when in use as shown. for example in Figure 2. It has a two ply laminated bottom, thelower ply 12 being of wood and the topping ply 13 of wallboard or equivalent v shock and noise absorbing properties. The IlU- meral 14 designates the marginal ball confining rim and 15 indicates the front corner block having curvedabutment faces: against which the wooden'ball 16 is adapted to be shot by the que stick 17.. y Gus;

The ball is placed on a suitablestarting plate 18 at the shooting end of the narrow alleyor hallway 19. Incidentally this is. defined by; the presence of a strip 20. The numeral 21 merely designates what maybe distinguished as a dead- 19;

line mark. The ball must travel beyond this mark underthe' action of the shot before it is counted as being in action in the field of play.

The boards 12 and-13 are formed at suitably spaced points with holes 22 serving as passages 71, through which the woodenball is allowed to drop. These are surrounded by obstruction pins 23 appropriately arranged. Moreover the pockets are appropriately numberedv in desired progressive order.

be made on the table.

The numerals'24 designate transverse longitudinally disposed cleats to which the supporting. legs 25. are hingedly connected as at 26. The legs are connected together in pairs by connecting bars 27. Each leg is formed at its top with a -.retaining clip or plate 28 having-a notch 29 at its upper end for reception of the retaining screw 1 30. which may be removed when it is desired to fold the legframes against the bottom of the table for storage and transportation purposes.. The ball or balls dropping through the holes 22 are trapped in the receptacle or tray'31. This is in the form of a longitudinally taperedbox-like 9L tray'shallow at the upper end and much deeper at the lower end. At the last named end and towards one corner the bottom 32 of the tray slants towards a discharge. hole 33 found in one side wall and attached to this part'of the bottom I and projecting out beyond and in alinement with i i the hole 33 is the ball return and receiving pan Figure 7 is a perspective view of the ball trapor cup 34. The tray 31 and its cup 34 constitutes and .36.

By turning the bill of the hook out beyond the edge of the tray it is obvious that it may be bodily detached'from the table. 1

It is to be observed that the passages or holes 19' Underneath the primary pocketis a bell, 8Q. 22a indicative of the highest score of points to are so located as to permit the ball trapping and return tray to be supported directly therebeneath and as seen in Fig. 6 one of the transverse cleats constitutes a stop to aid in' holding the ball return end of the tray in proper rigid position.

In practice, the ball is shot out from the channel or alley 19 against the vblock 15 and is allowed to roll or runacross the surface of the table and to drop into any one of the holes as is customary in games-of this type. 'If the ball does not pass beyond'the deadmark 21 it is shot over. The rules and regulations'will be governed by the discretion of the players, The balls drop into the tray and are returned there from into the cup 34 where they are retrieved for re-use. I

It is thought that the description taken in con- 7 I nection with the drawings will enable a clear necessary.

' While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been shown and described, it is to be understood that minor changes coming within the field of invention claimed may be resorted to if desired.

I claim: 1 I

In a structure of the class described, a game table, said game table having numbered openings forming ball passages, a bell disposed beneath one of said openings and adapted to be impacted by the ball .for. emitting a signal, a tapered ball trapping and return tray having a discharge opening atone end and alined ball retrieving cup associated with said opening and turnable hanger hooksattache'd to the underside of the table for suspending the tray removably in position be- 

